Cushion-shoe.



J. EBNER.

cusHloNl sHoE. APPLICATION FILED 1AN.1T. \91`6.

Patented Nov. 5,1918.

WVM/TUR M AM a @Mfg @4M ATTOHND/E JOHN EBNER, OFilVIILWAUKEE,

Iran sTATns PATEN Enron.

WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TOF. MAYER BOOT a SHOEl Co.,

or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATIONv or WISCONSIN.

T0 all whom 'it concern: f A Y Be it known that I, JOHN EBNER, a citi- VZen 'of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of IVisC'onsim have invented new and useful Improvements in Cushion-Shoes, of which the following is a description, referf ence being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specication.

This inventionrelates to improvements vin cushion Shoes. .y

It is the ordinary practice in the manu'- facture of cushion shoes to form the cushioning means as a separate member which is inserted within the Completed shoe and is cemented or pasted to the insole thereof. The cushioning means ordinarily consists preferably of a thickness of felt covered by thin leather or kid material to form a sock lining. In cushion shoes of this type the felt or other material after being worn for a short time forms individual pockets or depressions for the toes and joints of the foot and raised portions therebetween which are very uncomfortable and annoying to the wearer. These pockets and raised portions are formed to a large extent by the felt or other cushioning material being worked and separated into piles or bunches by the movement of the foot in walking. the pasted or cemented portion separates from the insole and the cushioning means is worked toward the toe or one side of the shoe.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the before mentioned objectionable features and provide a cushion shoe in which the cushioning means is built into and forms part of the Shoe proper.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cushion shoe in which the cushioning material is maintained and secured to the insole of the shoe in a manner to prevent its working toward the toe or side of the shoe or from forming pockets or depressions and raised portions, and also to prevent the felt or other cushioning material from separating into piles or bunches.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cushion shoe constructed to prevent the too free sliding of the foot of the wearer forwardly and backwardly in walkinfr.

I. further object of the invention is to pro- CUsHION-SIFIOE.

Specification of Letterslatent. A'

.the cushion, shoe 4and Furthermore' vide va cushionshoerwhich is of'simple construction, isrstrong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose described.

Vith the above invention consists of the improved its parts and-combinations as set forth in. the claim, andall equivalents thereof. Y l

In the accompanying drawing in which the same. reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Figure 1 is a side view of the improved cushion shoe, the lower portion of the shoe being shown in section to illustrate interior construction Fig. 2 is a top view of the cushioning member before it is built into the shoe; and

Fig. 3 is an edge detail viewl' of the cushioning member shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 5 indicates the shoe upper, 6 the sole in its entirety, 7 the heel connected thereto and 8 the cushioning member forming part of the sole.` The sole is formed of several thicknesses of material and ordinarily comprises the outer sole 8', the inner or welt Sole 9 and the interposed slip and cork soles 10 and 11. In the present construction the cushioning member is preferably formed as part of the in or welt sole but may be formed independent of and connected to Said welt sole in any manner desired without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The cushioning means comprising the layer of felt or other Soft yielding material 12 is mounted on the upper Side ofthe in or welt sole 9 and a sock lining 13 of thin exible material is mounted on the yielding material and the three parts are preferably,

sewed together by a featheredge line of stitching 151. This line of stitc ing preferably extends all around the edge portions of the parts with the exception of theheel portion 15. The three parts are also preferably cemented together.

In order to maintain the cushioning material in position and to prevent it from forming pockets or depressions and ridges, and to also prevent the too free movement of the foot on the sock lining, the sock lining and the cushioning material are quilted to the insole by a Series of tie stitches 16 which extend transversely of the sock lining and staggered with relation to each other. The

l Patented Nov; 5, 191s. Appncation filed January 17,1916. Serial No. 72,412. f f I and .other objects in view transverse stitches are looped by longitudinally extending tie stitches 17 to more securely bind t-lie parts together. These tie stitches form slight quilting recesses 18 which maintain the foot in position and are sufficiently depressed to protect the threads and close together to prevent the cushioning material from forming pockets and ridges.

lVhen the insole and the cushioning mate rial and the sock lining are secured together in the manner described and shown they form a cushion member which is then connected to the other parts forming the shoe in the ordinary manner by sewing or otherivise connecting the upper and the outer sole to the lip 19 of the Welt 20 of the insole.

lFrom the foregoing description it Will be seen that the cushion shoe is of very simple construction and that the cushion portion is built into the shoe and forms an integral g3 part thereof.

Vhat I claim as my invention is: A cushion shoe, comprising an inner sole,

termediate of the edge portions, and means 30 connecting the inner sole t0 other portions of the shoe.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN EBNER.

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GEO. F. MAYER, CARL WV. HERBST.

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Washington, D. C. 

